YIMBY Melbourne
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This Victorian building has sat empty and derelict for five years.
Owners had a plan to restore it and provide housing. Council planners gave it the green light.
The majority of councillors voted to block it.
Owners had a plan to restore it and provide housing. Council planners gave it the green light.
The majority of councillors voted to block it.
January 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
This Victorian building has sat empty and derelict for five years.
Owners had a plan to restore it and provide housing. Council planners gave it the green light.
The majority of councillors voted to block it.
Owners had a plan to restore it and provide housing. Council planners gave it the green light.
The majority of councillors voted to block it.
House prices are rising 1.5 times faster for properties below the 5% deposit guarantee price cap. Demand subsidies do not work.
If you want to make housing cheaper, build more homes.
If you want to make housing cheaper, build more homes.
January 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
House prices are rising 1.5 times faster for properties below the 5% deposit guarantee price cap. Demand subsidies do not work.
If you want to make housing cheaper, build more homes.
If you want to make housing cheaper, build more homes.
Build more homes → reduce rents
January 6, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Build more homes → reduce rents
Did you know a single car park can add up to $70k to the cost of a new home?
This is why the Victorian Government just made a massive change: they’ve scrapped mandatory parking minimums for homes near good public transport 👇
This is why the Victorian Government just made a massive change: they’ve scrapped mandatory parking minimums for homes near good public transport 👇
January 1, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Did you know a single car park can add up to $70k to the cost of a new home?
This is why the Victorian Government just made a massive change: they’ve scrapped mandatory parking minimums for homes near good public transport 👇
This is why the Victorian Government just made a massive change: they’ve scrapped mandatory parking minimums for homes near good public transport 👇
It's been a big year for YIMBY Melbourne and we couldn't have done it without your support →
✅ 3 research notes
✅ 11 events\workshops
✅ 50+ media appearances
✅ And many advocacy wins
We wish you all a happy New Year!
✅ 3 research notes
✅ 11 events\workshops
✅ 50+ media appearances
✅ And many advocacy wins
We wish you all a happy New Year!
December 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
It's been a big year for YIMBY Melbourne and we couldn't have done it without your support →
✅ 3 research notes
✅ 11 events\workshops
✅ 50+ media appearances
✅ And many advocacy wins
We wish you all a happy New Year!
✅ 3 research notes
✅ 11 events\workshops
✅ 50+ media appearances
✅ And many advocacy wins
We wish you all a happy New Year!
New Research → Building more homes reduces displacement
December 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
New Research → Building more homes reduces displacement
Merry Christmas from the YIMBY Melbourne team 🎄
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Merry Christmas from the YIMBY Melbourne team 🎄
A NIMBY group in Thornbury claims they want “fair” growth, but their plan is anything but fair →
December 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A NIMBY group in Thornbury claims they want “fair” growth, but their plan is anything but fair →
Restricting higher-density housing leads to
❌Less homes
❌Higher prices
❌More segregation
🧵
❌Less homes
❌Higher prices
❌More segregation
🧵
December 18, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Restricting higher-density housing leads to
❌Less homes
❌Higher prices
❌More segregation
🧵
❌Less homes
❌Higher prices
❌More segregation
🧵
New apartments & townhouses are cheaper than the old detached houses they replace.
We should allow cheaper housing options to be built where people want to live.
We should allow cheaper housing options to be built where people want to live.
December 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
New apartments & townhouses are cheaper than the old detached houses they replace.
We should allow cheaper housing options to be built where people want to live.
We should allow cheaper housing options to be built where people want to live.
New research suggests restricting higher-density housing leads to →
❌Less homes
❌Higher prices
❌More segregation
❌Less homes
❌Higher prices
❌More segregation
December 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
New research suggests restricting higher-density housing leads to →
❌Less homes
❌Higher prices
❌More segregation
❌Less homes
❌Higher prices
❌More segregation
PRESS RELEASE → Reducing parking mandates and standardising levies is a good step forward 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
PRESS RELEASE → Reducing parking mandates and standardising levies is a good step forward 🧵
Another day, another report saying that we need to upzone to improve housing affordability. It's time for policy makers to listen to the experts and get on with the job!
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Another day, another report saying that we need to upzone to improve housing affordability. It's time for policy makers to listen to the experts and get on with the job!
Melbourne is LESS dense than Los Angeles.
If Melbourne were as dense as LA within the first 15km, we’d have an extra 431,000 homes!
If Melbourne were as dense as LA within the first 15km, we’d have an extra 431,000 homes!
November 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Melbourne is LESS dense than Los Angeles.
If Melbourne were as dense as LA within the first 15km, we’d have an extra 431,000 homes!
If Melbourne were as dense as LA within the first 15km, we’d have an extra 431,000 homes!
The evidence overwhelmingly says that planning reforms lead to more and cheaper housing. 🧵
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The evidence overwhelmingly says that planning reforms lead to more and cheaper housing. 🧵
In 1999, it took 55 days to get a permit for 10 dwellings.
In 2025, it took 302 days.
These delays add more than $15k in costs per townhouse.
In 2025, it took 302 days.
These delays add more than $15k in costs per townhouse.
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
In 1999, it took 55 days to get a permit for 10 dwellings.
In 2025, it took 302 days.
These delays add more than $15k in costs per townhouse.
In 2025, it took 302 days.
These delays add more than $15k in costs per townhouse.
Most of our major cities have allowed fewer new homes in inner and middle-suburbs. Why?
Because of restrictive planning controls.
Because of restrictive planning controls.
November 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Most of our major cities have allowed fewer new homes in inner and middle-suburbs. Why?
Because of restrictive planning controls.
Because of restrictive planning controls.
Wealthier suburbs abuse the planning system to block new housing.
Victoria's new Planning Amendment Bill aims to fix it.
Victoria's new Planning Amendment Bill aims to fix it.
November 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Wealthier suburbs abuse the planning system to block new housing.
Victoria's new Planning Amendment Bill aims to fix it.
Victoria's new Planning Amendment Bill aims to fix it.
YIMBY Melbourne congratulates Jess Wilson on becoming the youngest Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party.
And any serious agenda for young people includes an ambitious pro-housing stance. And that means planning reform that puts young people first must be on the cards.
And any serious agenda for young people includes an ambitious pro-housing stance. And that means planning reform that puts young people first must be on the cards.
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 AM
YIMBY Melbourne congratulates Jess Wilson on becoming the youngest Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party.
And any serious agenda for young people includes an ambitious pro-housing stance. And that means planning reform that puts young people first must be on the cards.
And any serious agenda for young people includes an ambitious pro-housing stance. And that means planning reform that puts young people first must be on the cards.
Our lead organiser, Jonathan O'Brien,about last week talked to Tom Elliot on 3AW why building 3-storey homes across Melbourne is a good idea 👇
November 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Our lead organiser, Jonathan O'Brien,about last week talked to Tom Elliot on 3AW why building 3-storey homes across Melbourne is a good idea 👇
In the 1980s, for the average woman, it would have taken 6 years of wages to purchase the average Brighton property.
In 2025, despite radical improvements in gender pay, it would take the average woman nearly 33 years...
In 2025, despite radical improvements in gender pay, it would take the average woman nearly 33 years...
Bayside residents are rallying against plans to introduce buildings up to 16 storeys in the area.
Residents marching in Brighton on Sunday argued the ill-conceived plan would overrun their suburbs’ population without adequate infrastructure or their consent.
Video: Cassandra Morgan and Sophie Boyd
Residents marching in Brighton on Sunday argued the ill-conceived plan would overrun their suburbs’ population without adequate infrastructure or their consent.
Video: Cassandra Morgan and Sophie Boyd
November 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
In the 1980s, for the average woman, it would have taken 6 years of wages to purchase the average Brighton property.
In 2025, despite radical improvements in gender pay, it would take the average woman nearly 33 years...
In 2025, despite radical improvements in gender pay, it would take the average woman nearly 33 years...
Australia’s dwelling stock used to grow much faster than the adult population. What happened?
Restrictive planning controls happened.
Restrictive planning controls happened.
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Australia’s dwelling stock used to grow much faster than the adult population. What happened?
Restrictive planning controls happened.
Restrictive planning controls happened.
This essay by Matthew Maltman is a must-read for the housing nerds.
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This essay by Matthew Maltman is a must-read for the housing nerds.
Victoria's planning system turned 9 well-located homes into one.
This is why we have a housing crisis.
This is why we have a housing crisis.
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Victoria's planning system turned 9 well-located homes into one.
This is why we have a housing crisis.
This is why we have a housing crisis.
What's the single biggest driver of the housing crisis?
According to a new Grattan Institute report, it's our own urban planning rules. The path out of this crisis runs directly through bold reform of these rules.
A must-read. 👇
According to a new Grattan Institute report, it's our own urban planning rules. The path out of this crisis runs directly through bold reform of these rules.
A must-read. 👇
Housing in Australia is both too scarce and too expensive. Yet our major cities are among the least dense of their size in the world. Our latest Grattan report show how we can reform our urban planning rules to allow for more homes and better cities. 🧵
More homes, better cities: Letting more people live where they want
Three-storey townhouses and apartments should be permitted on all residential land in all capital cities as part of a concerted policy assault on Australia’s housing crisis.
grattan.edu.au
November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
What's the single biggest driver of the housing crisis?
According to a new Grattan Institute report, it's our own urban planning rules. The path out of this crisis runs directly through bold reform of these rules.
A must-read. 👇
According to a new Grattan Institute report, it's our own urban planning rules. The path out of this crisis runs directly through bold reform of these rules.
A must-read. 👇